RE: [PATCH v3 7/7] Add a format check for an existing variable nameat erasing time

From: Seiji Aguchi
Date: Mon Oct 29 2012 - 16:41:07 EST


> > + utf16_strlen(efi_name))) {
> > + /*
> > + * Check if an old format,
> > + * which doesn't support holding
> > + * multiple logs, remains.
> > + */
> > + if (sscanf(name, "dump-type%u-%u-%lu",
> > + &type_old, &part_old, &time_old) !=
> > + 3)
>
> This doesn't look right. This should probably mirror the sprintf() at the top of the function using a new string, convert it to 16-bit
> Unicodeand then compare it like we do for the 4-variable version above (please ignore the fact that this driver incorrectly calls these
> strings utf16 everywhere -- that needs to be fixed).

I will fix it as well.

Seiji
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